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Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • M&A • Startups • Venture

So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding

Joanna Glasner

July 14, 2026

The first quarter of 2026 was a more robust period for funding than the second, with privacy and cybersecurity startups pulling in $4.4 billion in...

Artificial intelligence • Enterprise • IPO • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • Startups • Venture

Welcome To The ‘Show Me’ Era: Sapphire Ventures’ Anders Ranum On What Separates Winning AI Startups From The Rest

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 13, 2026

To understand how institutional capital is navigating the gap between AI's public market software multiples and private market valuations, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Pair Of Billion-Dollar Deals For Cyber And AI Infrastructure Lead

Marlize van Romburgh

July 10, 2026

AI once again dominated venture funding this week, claiming five of the 10 largest announced rounds, including a pair of billion-dollar financings...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI That Dispatches The Plumber, Underground Warfare And Cutting Down Private-Market Paperwork

Marlize van Romburgh

July 10, 2026

The five most intriguing startup deals from the past month include one that’s simultaneously developing AI models for biology, a company that wants...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Public Markets • Regional • Robotics • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Europe Posted Its Strongest Venture Funding Quarter In 4 Years As UK Gains, M&A Holds Up

Gené Teare

July 9, 2026

In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data shows. All told, Europe-based startups raised $24...

Artificial intelligence • Education tech • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: EdVisorly Raises $13.3M Series A To Fix The Messy College Transfer Process With AI

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 8, 2026

Los Angeles-based startup EdVisorly tells ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ News exclusively that it has secured a $13.3 million Series A funding round to scale its AI...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Familiar Names Top Active US Investor Ranks In Q2

Joanna Glasner

July 8, 2026

To get an expanded sense of how busy startup backers spent Q2, we put together several rankings for active investors. These include active venture...

SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Your SaaS Metrics Are A Result, Not A Strategy

Itay Sagie

July 8, 2026

SaaS metrics like LTV/CAC, NRR, GRR, ARR growth, and the Rule of 40 are valuable indicators of business performance, writes guest author Itay Sagie...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Startups • Venture

North American Startup Funding Shattered Records In First Half Of 2026, Driven By AI

Joanna Glasner

July 7, 2026

Overall, investment in U.S. and Canadian startups totaled a staggering $392 billion for the first half of 2026, per ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data, dwarfing...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Liquidity • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Cleantech Startup Funding Stabilizes As Energy Demand Grows

Joanna Glasner

July 6, 2026

In the first half of this year, investors poured $15 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies in ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ cleantech, EV and...

Startups • Venture

A Year Of Misplaced Fear (And Why It’s Time For Investors To Leave The Crowd)

Guest Author

July 6, 2026

Many venture capital LPs have reacted to recent economic uncertainty by concentrating investments in megafunds, mistaking perceived safety for better...